Sarah Palin is Basically the Opposite of Paul the Psychic Octopus

Maybe in the future Sarah can talk to some of her endorsees, to learn real American stories about what it's like to lose a primary.

Last month, a little octopus named Paul became the world’s favorite cephalopod when he correctly predicted the outcomes of all seven of Germany’s World Cup matches. This month, Sarah Palin has been trying to do the same thing—pickin’ winners for congressional and gubernatorial primaries, and endorsin’ ’em. Unlike Paul, though, Palin doesn’t have a perfect track record—in fact, so far, she has the opposite. According to CNN, Palin has endorsed five candidates in this month’s primaries: Tea Partier Clint Didier, from Washington state, for the Senate; Rita Meyer for governor of Wyoming; Karen Handel for governor of Georgia; Todd Tiahrt, from Kansas, for the Senate; and CeCe Heil, from Tennessee, for Congress. All of these individuals lost in the Republican primaries.

Alaska, Arizona, and Florida will have their primary votes on Tuesday; Palin has endorsed Joe Miller, John McCain, and Marco Rubio. Can she go all the way? Stay tuned!